Flourishes with Marianne dies

This beautiful Hello Hyacinth stamp set is from Flourishes.  The challenge on their blog this week is to use purple and blue on your creation.   I colored these gorgeous flowers with copic markers and used a new Marianne die set for the doily and background.  The corners are Anja's corners from Marianne also.  I just used some distressed ink, pearls and a bow to finish this card.  Check out the Marianne blog and see all the gorgeous creations on there also. You can purchase these gorgeous dies from Sweet stamps.   Just a hint, most Marianne dies due better if you emboss them first and then cut. I also have 2 of these corners so I can do both top and bottom at the same time and stop half way and back them out.  If you don't do that it will flatten what you already have embossed. 

Cheery Lynn anything goes

Anything goes with a Cheery Lynn die this week. I used lots of Cheery Lynn dies on this card. I started out with two classic circles inside each other for the wreath and then covered it with dimensional leaves set 2.     I then added several of the iris leaves and olive branches and flourish leaf strip.    Flowers were made with the miniature rose strip and cuties 2  and the butterflies are exotic butterflies small.   To finish the card I added some baby's breath and dried flowers from Michaels and gold pearls and border. I'm also using this card for the Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge of dies or punches

Thanks, Kittie Kraft

I saw this gorgeous wreath on KittieKraft's blog. She also has a fabulous link to her tutorial on how to make these.  I started out using 2 circle dies to make the wreath and then layered a lot of the Martha Stewart leaves over it for the background.  Then I added some MS ferns, Cheery Lynn leaves from the Flourish Leaf Strip, and made the little flowers from the Miniature rose strip.  Added some MS butterflies, gems to the center of the flowers and butterflies and a bow.  The corners are from an EK success  punch and I added some bling to finish those.  The card is 5.5 square.  Peel off thank you in the center.  

Cheery Lynn Doilies and No stamping

I made this card for the doily challenge at Cheery Lynn.   I started the card with a gorgeous French Flair die and then added the French Flair doily stacker over it.  I totally love this shape and use it a lot. In the lower corner I used the center of the Nautical Wheeler doily, layered a leaf from Judy's bloom and then made my flower with the large rose strip and cuties 2.   I added some leaves from the flourish leaf strip behind the flower.  I totally love that die!!  The darling butterfly is from the small Exotic butterfly set.   The peel off saying is on a spellbinders twisted metal tag.   I'm also using this card for the "no stamping" Learn a new technique on the Split Coast forum. 

Flourishes Banner day

This card is for the banner challenge at Flourishes. 
I used their gorgeous Make a wish stamp set.  I stamped the image and colored with copics and used distressed inks on the edges and saying.  The banner is a spellbinders die and peel off letters. Congratulations Flourishes on a fabulous dream come true!!!

Flourishes Flower soft

I made this beautiful card for the challenge at Flourishes, flower soft is used on the roses. I think maybe this around the arbor set is retired.  I used a Martha Stewart around the page punch and a spellbinders die cut for the saying. I added some gems to finish the card.

Celebration 5B, Peach Turq, Pink and Green

These challenges at Flourishes are so much fun, this one is a color challenge.I used the pretty Herbs set for this card and I stamped in Bundled sage distressed ink.    I started the 5x7 card with the scalloped coved rectangle for the shape, then I added some Anna Griffin pretty paper cut from the same scalloped cove rectangle,  then the oval doily stacker,  in pale green, straight oval in Turquoise, with  inverted scalloped oval in pink and straight oval in white.  I added some pine branches along the side.  The pretty small exotic butterflies and a big peach bow with a glittered dove finished the card.  All die cuts can be purchased from Cheery Lynn.  I believe the stamp set I used may be discontinued but there are tons of gorgeous stamps at Flourishes so have a great shopping spree!! Don't forget to join in the challenges for a chance to win some goodies!!